J.J. Abrams

An inmate resurfaces and plants bombs throughout populated areas of San Francisco.Read Full Story

In the summer of 1979 a group of teens band together in their small Ohio town to create a horror film. While filming their movie the teens witness a devastating train crash. As they run from the accident their camera is left behind and films the mysterious cause of the crash. After the accident the town is besieged with unexplained events and unnatural occurences. The teens then discover a government secret that could endanger them and the town. Super 8 is produced by Spielberg and made in...Read Full Story

With the musical “Smash” and horror drama “The River” premiering back to back, it seems like Steven Spielberg is executive producing just about everything on TV these days. How many shows is the busy media mogul responsible for, anyway? More than other multi-hyphenates like J.J. Abrams and Jerry Bruckheimer? We did the math and figured out which big-name exec producer has bragging rights to being the busiest this season. PHOTOS : More: Steven Spielberg, J.J. Abrams, And Other Prolific...Read Full Story

After two weeks of quality episodes that shed some much needed light on Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones) and her extended family – particularly Alcatraz prisoner Tommy Madsen, her grandfather – it wasn’t too surprising to find out that this weeks episode, ‘Paxton Petty,’ would turn the series’ attention elsewhere. The fact that it dropped some information on the mysterious Emerson Hauser (Sam Neill), however, did come as something of a pleasant surpriseRead Full Story

Has the mysterious disappearance of the 63 Alcatraz prisoners piqued your interest? Are you dying to find out the mysteries of the island and why Rebecca (Sarah Jones) and Doc (Jorge Garcia) are the right people to go after the crooks that never age? Then executive producer Jack Bender has you right where he wants you. Warner Bros. took Wetpaint Entertainment to the set of Alcatraz in Vancouver to chat with the producer about what’s coming up.  Related Content: Only a J.J. Abrams...Read Full Story

You know you've gone off the rails when you try to break in to prison. As TMZ explains, some adventurous (and somewhat delusional) Alcatraz fans are taking the J.J. Abrams drama a bit too seriously, entering the infamous prison via guided tours and then slipping away in search of the entirely fictional secret control room seen on the show. Now that's dedication (or insanity).In fact, so many fans have wandered off to unauthorized areas of the prison that officials were compelled to post a...Read Full Story

Watch Star Trek 2 in 3D - J.J. Abrams Explains News VideoRead Full Story

J. J. Abrams must be one of the busiest men in Hollywood. Between his highly successful Star Trek reboot/prequel, to producing a fourth installment of the Mission: Impossible series, to a role as executive producer on the hit television series Fringe , Abrams seems to have his fingers in many pies. Now Abrams reappears on the television circuit as the producer to Fox’s now drama, Alcatraz , which premiered in a two-hour event last night.In 1963, the infamous prison Alcatraz , home to some of...Read Full Story

Geo436: Of all the television programs J.J. Abrams has produced, none have left a more indelible mark on the cultural landscape than Lost . So, naturally, once word broke that the famed director/producer would be involved in another island-based drama with a time-travel theme, Alcatraz inevitably, and perhaps unfairly, became the heir apparent to everything (positive and negative) associated with that series. So it feels appropriate that Alcatraz should come with something of a...Read Full Story

While promoting his new dark, mysterious, and spooky television series Alcatraz at the Television Critics Association Press Tour, J.J. Abrams talked to Collider about the progression of Star Trek 2 , why the movie is going through the post-production 3D process, and some of the excitement that Benedict Cumberbatch’s casting brings. Again thanks to Collider for breaking the news. Here’s Abrams on why the film is going under post-conversion 3D and the affects lens flare could have on it We...Read Full Story